Meeting with a recruiter is very similar to a job interview. The only difference is that you might interview with a hiring manager only once, but if you find the right recruiter it could be a professional connection you maintain your entire career. As a result, you want to make a good impression and be prepared. Below are seven tips to help make your meeting with a recruiter a success:

Despite improvements in the unemployment picture overall, veterans still experience a higher jobless rate than non-veterans - after adjusting for age and demographic factors. According to the Council of Economic Advisers, the unemployment rate for veterans having served since 9/11 stands at around 8 percent, while the the overall unemployment rate has fallen to 6.4 percent.

The focus of Lean Accounting is to continuously eliminate waste from the transactions, processes, reports, and other accounting methods in an organization that have historically bogged companies down and negatively impacted their decision making process. The evolution of Lean Accounting has resulted in accounting & finance departments placing a greater emphasis on value. From isolating non-value added expenses on P&L statements to using Value Added Ratios, Lean Accounting is increasingly enabling companies to specifically measure value in financial terms and focus on improvement efforts that directly enhance value.

Most people are familiar with economic indicators. They are pieces of economic data, usually of macroeconomic scale, that are used by investors to interpret current or future investment possibilities and judge the overall health of our economy. Economic indicators can potentially be anything the investor chooses, but specific pieces of data released by government and non-profit organizations have become widely followed.

A few days ago, SNI Companies’ Accounting Now, SNI Financial, SNI Technology, and Staffing Now divisions were named to the 2014 Best of Staffing® Client List. Best of Staffing is the nation’s only award that recognizes staffing agencies receiving remarkable reviews from their clients and the people they place in jobs. The Best of Staffing winners lists are a central place that businesses and talent come to find the best staffing agencies to call when they are in need. While we are proud to receive this award – again – you might be asking yourself as a current or potential SNI client – does it matter? My answer is both “yes” and “no.”